Guided Tour – Kunsthistorisches Museum

Collection of Greek and Roman Antiquities (Antikensammlung) of the Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien

Guide: Dir. Dr. Georg PLATTNER, Head of the Collection of Greek and Roman Antiquities
Date: Tuesday,  November 3rd, 2pm (Meeting point: Registration desk)
Entrance fee: EUR 10.- (to be paid on site)
Max.: 30 participants

The objects in the Collection of Greek and Roman Antiquities span a period of more than three millennia and range from Bronze Age ceramics of Cyprus dating from the 3rd millennium BC to early Medieval finds. Three main areas in particular make this collection one of the best of its kind: the unique and spectacular antique cameos, including the famous Gemma Augustea, the treasure troves dating from the period of the great migrations and the early Middle Ages, such as the golden treasure of Nagyszentmiklós, and the collection of vases with such masterpieces as the Brygos Cup.

The guided tour will give an overview over the history of the Collection and the Kunsthistorisches Museum as well as a detailed discussion of Greek and Roman Sculpture and of selected masterpieces of ancient art.